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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Several years ago I designed the Trick or Treat Doily as the gift pattern that came with the purchase of my Stella Luna Doily. It was not the design I had originally planned to create, but my first idea just didn't want to work out for me. After almost a week of frustration, I finally gave up on it and started a new design. The second doily seemed to flow easily, and Trick or Treat was born. You can read about how it came to be here:The Doily That Got Away

But when the patterns were released, much to my surprise, Trick or Treat began to take on a life of its own, and was actually much more popular than Stella Luna. People began to ask if I would sell it as a single pattern, and it quickly became one of my best sellers.

Today, I am pleased to offer it to you as a free pattern. I hope you will find it a 'treat' and not a 'trick' to create!

Trick or Treat Doily

By Elizabeth Ann White

For BellaCrochet

Size:
About 12” across

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

Size 10 Crochet Cotton Thread:

125 yards Black

100 yards Orange

75 yards Yellow

Heavy Spray Starch

Size 7 (1.65 mm) Steel
Crochet Hook

Special Stitches

For shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3
dc) in ch sp indicated

For fleur de lis picot: (ch
6, sl st, ch 7, sl st, ch 5, sl st) in top of last dc made

Rnd 16: Sl st across into ch-2 sp of first shell, (ch 3, 2
dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, sc in next ch-6 sp, ch 3,
*shell in ch-2 sp of next shell, ch 3, sc in next ch-6 sp, ch 3; repeat from *
around, join with sl st in top of ch-3.

Rnd
17: Sl st across into ch-2 sp of
first shell, (ch 3, 3 dc, fleur de lis picot--see Special Stitches--4 dc) in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 4, *(4 dc, fleur de
lis picot, 4 dc) in ch-2 sp of next shell, ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 4; repeat
from * around, join with sl st in top of ch-3. Fasten off.

Trick or Treat!

Special thanks go to E. J. Miller, Jolene Ortiz and Jewel
Fernley for testing this pattern.

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Copyright BellaCrochet 2011. All rights reserved. Please do not redistribute or share this pattern; do not post it on any website. DO NOT make videos or tutorials of it for distribution on YouTube or any other site. You may share the link to the pattern only (and link shares are greatly appreciated, please tell your crocheting friends who might enjoy this pattern!)This pattern has been tested for accuracy and clarity, and I can offer no additional information, photos or help with it.

If you have enjoyed this design, I hope you will check out my other free patterns:

Friday, September 25, 2015

Last November, I released my Littlest Angels as a free pattern, and it quickly became the most visited page on my blog. I thought it would be fun to do a variation on them for Halloween, so I have designed the Littlest Witches for you.

Stuff
head with small amount of fiberfill, being careful not to stuff too tightly.

Rnd
8: (Sc next 2 sts tog)
around. (6)

Rnd
9: Sc in each st around.

Rnd
10: Sc in each st
around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Rnd
11: Join black with sl
st in first st, (ch 3, 2 dc) in same st as joining, 3 dc in each st around,
join with sl st in top of ch-3. (Ch-3 counts as first dc; 18 dc made)

Rnd
12: Ch 3, dc in each
of next 2 sts, ch 2, skip next 4 sts for
first arm opening, dc in each of next 5 sts, ch 2, skip next 4 sts for second
arm opening, dc in each of last 2 sts, join. (10 dc, 2 ch-2 sps made)

Rnd
13: Ch 1, sc in each st
and in each ch-2 sp around, join with sl st in first sc. (12 sc made)

Rnd
14: (Ch 3, dc) in first
st, 2 dc in each st around, join with sl st in top of ch-3. (24)

Rnd
16: (Sl st, beginning
shell-see Special Stitches) in ch sp of beginning Vst, shell(see Special Stitches) in
ch-2 sp of each Vst around, join with sl
st in top of ch-3. (12 shells made)

Rnds
17-19: Sl st across to
ch-2 sp of first shell, beg shell in
ch-2 sp of first shell, shell in ch-2 sp of each shell around, join.

Rnd
20: Sl st across to ch-2
sp of first shell, sc in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 7 times in
ch-2 sp of next shell, *sc in ch-2 sp of next shell, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 7 times
in ch-2 sp of next shell; repeat from * around,
join. (6 scallops made)

Rnd 4: Ch 2 (not worked in
or counted as a stitch), dc in next dc, (dc next 2 dc together) around,
join with sl st in first dc. Fasten off. (Note:the bottom of the Pumpkin will not be
completely closed; a small opening will remain. This opening will be the base
on which the Pumpkin will sit.)

Large Pumpkin

Rnd 1: Starting at the top of the Pumpkin, with orange, ch 4, 11
dc in 4th ch from hook, join with sl st in top of ch-4. (First 3 chs count as first dc; 12 dc made)

Rnd 2: (Ch 3, dc) in first st, dc in next st, (2 dc in next st, dc
in next st) around, join. (18 dc made)

Rnds 3&4: Ch 3, dc in each dc around, join. (18 dc) At end of last round, stuff with
fiberfill.

Rnd 5: Ch 2 (not worked in
or counted as a stitch), dc in next dc, (dc next 2 dc together) around,
join with sl st in first dc. Fasten off. (Note:the bottom of the Pumpkin will not be
completely closed; a small opening will
remain. This opening will be the base on which the Pumpkin will sit.)

1:
For Hair, cut 60 strands
of Hair Color thread, each 6” long. Wrap a separate strand of thread around
center of all strands and tie securely. Fold top portion of strands down over
tie. Arrange and shape upper portion of strands to cover lower portion. When you have the desired shape, glue
to head of Witch. When glue dries, trim ends of all strands evenly if desired (see
photos.)

These photos are from my Littlest Angels pattern, but the hair for the Witches is made exactly the same way (Guess who was too lazy to do another set of photos?)

2: Insert Sleeves through Arm Openings on
Witch. Insert 3” piece of chenille stem into Sleeves. Place one hand on each
end of chenille stem, tucking ends of Hands inside openings of Sleeves.

3: To assemble Pumpkins, break 1” pieces
from ends of toothpick. Paint about ½” at broken end with brown craft paint
and allow to dry.

Insert
pointed end of toothpick into center of Rnd 1 of Pumpkin.

Glue one Pumpkin Leaf to stem. Allow to
dry.

4: Place Hat on Witch’s head and glue in
place if desired. Shape Witches arms as desired.

This little cutie was made by Rosina Smith. Thank you for letting me share your photo, Rosina, she is adorable!

Every
effort has been made to ensure this pattern is as accurate, clear, and complete
as possible. All instructions have been checked and double checked and are
presented in good faith. However, BellaCrochet makes no warranty and assumes no
responsibility for human error, typographical mistakes or variations in
individual work.

Special
thanks go to Rosina Smith, Karen Misiunas and Jolene
Ortiz for testing this pattern.

Copyright BellaCrochet 2015. All rights reserved. Please do not redistribute or share this pattern; do not post it on any website. DO NOT make videos or tutorials of it for distribution on YouTube or any other site. You may share the link to the pattern only (and link shares are greatly appreciated, please tell your crocheting friends who might enjoy this pattern!)This pattern has been tested for accuracy and clarity, and I can offer no additional information, photos or help with it.

If you have enjoyed this design, I hope you will check out my other free patterns:

Rnd 19: Join yellow with
sl st in first ch-1 sp, (ch 5, dc) in same ch-1 sp as joining, skip next 3 dc, Vst(see
Special Stitches) in next dc, skip next 3 dc, *Vst in next ch-1 sp, skip
next 3 dc, Vst in next dc, skip next 3 dc; repeat from * around, join with sl
st in 3rd ch of ch-5. Fasten off.

Rnd 20: Join aqua with sc
in ch-2 sp of first Vst, ch 1, shell(see Special Stitches) in ch-2 sp of
next Vst, ch 1, *sc in ch-2 sp of next Vst, ch 1, shell in ch-2 sp of next Vst,
ch 1; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Rnd 22: Join yellow with
sc in first ch-1 sp of first scallop, (ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp) 9 times, *sc
in first ch-1 sp of next scallop, (ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp) 9 times; repeat from
* around, join. Fasten off.

Rnd 23: Join aqua with sc
in first ch-2 sp, (ch 2, dc) in same ch-2 sp as joining, (sc, ch 2, dc) in each
of next 7 ch-2 sps, sc in next ch-2 sp, *(sc, ch 2, dc) in each of next 8 ch-2
sps, sc in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc.
Fasten off.

Rosina Smith made this gorgeous doily in yellow, green, blue and pink.

Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue.Every
effort has been made to ensure this pattern is as accurate, clear, and complete
as possible. All instructions have been checked and double checked and are
presented in good faith. However, BellaCrochet makes no warranty and assumes no
responsibility for human error, typographical mistakes or variations in
individual work.

Special
thanks go to Jewel Fernley, Jolene Ortiz, and Rosina
Smith for testing this pattern.

Copyright BellaCrochet 2015. All rights reserved. Please do not redistribute or share this pattern; do not post it on any website. DO NOT make videos or tutorials of it for distribution on YouTube or any other site. You may share the link to the pattern only (and link shares are greatly appreciated, please tell your crocheting friends who might enjoy this pattern!)This pattern has been tested for accuracy and clarity, and I can offer no additional information, photos or help with it.

If you have enjoyed this design, I hope you will check out my other free patterns:

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I love crochet, and although crochet has been my career and means of support for most of my life, I would crochet every day even if I never made a dime off of it!

But, I have been a professional crochet designer for almost 30 years. I worked as a technical editor for Annie's Attic for two years, and was the in-house designer for Annie's Attic and the NeedleCraft Shop for several years. In 2008, I left DRG Publishing where I was the crochet pattern book coordinator. I am now self-publishing my original designs through my company, BellaCrochet. You can see all my designs in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/bellacrochetI love creating vintage- look thread designs- I am a doily and potholder girl! I am the proud mother of 3 daughters and 3 sons, and the grandmother of 16 sweet and wonderful grandchildren. I live on a farm in rural east Texas, with my darlin' man, David.